Directions
You should use Lucette with the guidance of the medical professional and only after reading the instructions:
- Take a pill every day for the next 21 days.
- Swallow it with water.
- Try taking your pills at around the same time each day.
- You can then take a 7-day pill free break once you are done with the 21 pills.
- Expect a withdrawal bleed during this break.
- Start a new pack of Lucette after the 7-day break.
Ingredients
Active ingredients: Ethinylestradiol 0.03 mg & drospirenone 3 mg.
Inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, talc (E553b), povidone K-25, polyvinyl alcohol, lecithin (soya), titanium dioxide (E171), macrogol 3350.
Warnings
Lucette might not be your pill of choice if you:
- Battle with blood clots
- Have a history of heart attack or stroke
- Have ever battle with cancer
- Struggle with migraines
- Have high blood pressure
- Have liver or kidney problems
- Have diabetes or mental health issues
- Suffer from epilepsy or inflammatory bowel disease, HUS or SLE
- Have varicose veins sickle cell anaemia
Remember, you are still safe from getting pregnant during the 7-day pill-free break. But only if you took your pills as advised.